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Votes at a glance: Des Moines County Board approves claims, subdivision plat, liquor licenses and conservation personnel actions
Summary
At the meeting the board approved accounts-payable claims totaling $597,375.56, a final plat for the Robson Subdivision, two liquor licenses and four conservation personnel actions; staff were also directed to draft moratorium language for data centers/crypto (no vote taken on moratorium).
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved a package of routine motions and directed staff on next steps for a separate zoning matter.
Claims and financials: The board approved accounts-payable claims of $361,781.35 in checks and $235,594.21 in wire transfers, for a total of $597,375.56.
Land use: Supervisors approved a resolution for the final plat of the Robson Subdivision (a minor subdivision near Kingston/Kingfons Ferry splitting roughly 4 buildable acres from an ~80-acre tract). Standard conditions require septic permitting and health-department approvals before construction.
Licenses: Board approved a Class B liquor license for Flint Hills Municipal Golf Course and a Class C liquor license for the Adams Wedding Barn for a June 2026 event.
Personnel: Four conservation personnel actions were approved together: new hires Grant Swanson (conservation intern) and Kendall Coulter (conservation intern), and step/anniversary pay increases for Tanner Gephart (natural resource manager) and Brian Kavner (conservation tech), with effective dates and new salaries listed in the personnel packet.
Other actions: The board placed the veterans monthly report on file and approved minutes from the April 28, 2026 regular meeting. The board also directed staff to draft moratorium language related to data centers and commercial cryptocurrency mining for consideration at a future meeting; no moratorium vote was taken at this session.
Votes in brief: Formal tallies were not read aloud in full for every motion; where roll-call responses were given, members verbally indicated approval. The meeting record shows motions moved and seconded and subsequent verbal approvals from supervisors during roll calls.
Next steps: Staff were assigned follow-up tasks including drafting the moratorium resolution and returning with an analysis of zoning and ordinance options for the board to consider.
